Khan looks to quash Berkeley Hotel residence plans
Mayor of London looks to over-rule planning permission for 13 new luxury residences on Knightsbridge, citing a lack of affordable housing
City Hall proposes new compulsory purchase powers to boost London housebuilding
The Greater London Authority has published a 96-page dossier outlining ways to improve residential development land assembly in the capital
GLA brings in Savills to advise on London’s housing crisis
Multi-storey buildings are a key to unlocking the housing potential of London’s industrial land, says Savills
First Look: Liverpool’s new £5bn waterfront district
Peel Group’s Liverpool Waters development project will deliver around 9,000 new homes on a 60-hectare waterfront site, divided into five ‘unique and dynamic neighbourhoods’
RICS should ‘reconsider’ its guidance on resi development viability valuations, says High Court judge
Planning law experts Landmark Chambers walk us through an important judgment on viability and affordable housing in London
Fitzrovia residents look to thwart Oxford Street pedestrianisation
Work on pedestrianisation ‘is to be stopped’ says Westminster Council boss, until residents’ fears can be allayed
Westminster faces more tough questions over links with developers
‘Ousted’ councillors accuse troubled Tory-led council of more planning shenanigans
Zoning is no ‘silver bullet’ to speeding up housebuilding
Researchers from the RTPI, Bartlett and LSE have published a new study into how greater planning certainty would affect residential development
Planners green-light Dyson heir’s helipad
Council backing for controversial plan after heritage assessment argues helicopter operation would “enhance the societal significance” of Grade II* listed stately home
A brief guide to buying or selling land to make a bigger garden
Strutt & Parker has noticed a rising trend for homeowners looking to grow their gardens or bolt-on a next-door paddock to their property… Here the firm’s Nick Bramley walks us through the process of buying or selling land to extend a garden.
Understanding Easements: What you don’t know can hurt you
Uncovering an easement can either be a blessing or a medieval curse – just don’t leave it up to chance, says Goodman Derrick’s Morgan Wolfe…